I have followed Quatararo’s career since the early days. The dip notwithstanding, that kid is something special. The Speedup chassis is notoriously difficult to tame and very few people have done so (MM comes to mind) and this kid is making it do things it hasn’t done in quite some time. I would love to see him in MotoGP next year.

I have followed Quatararo’s career since the early days. The dip notwithstanding, that kid is something special. The Speedup chassis is notoriously difficult to tame and very few people have done so (MM comes to mind) and this kid is making it do things it hasn’t done in quite some time. I would love to see him in MotoGP next year.

So now that the Patronas team is official are we still expecting retirement this year?

I don't think so, mate.
It's been said that for Dani to be on board, then the whole team thing would need to be announced first.
I get the vibe that there are still discussions going on reference his package (financial that is). I reckon we will see him on it for a year.
Has the official announcement been made for Petronas yet, or is it still currently just Sepang International Circuit behind the team?